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Injured Brazil Defender Marcelo Out of Copa America
Brazil left-back Marcelo has been diagnosed with acute back pain.
File Photo: Brazil defender Marcelo.© AFP
Madrid:
Real Madrid left-back Marcelo has been forced to pull out of Brazil's Copa America squad due to a back problem.
The 27-year-old will be replaced by Internacional's Geferson for the tournament in Chile next month the Brazilian Football Federation confirmed.
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"After tests carried out on Marcelo, the Real Madrid medical team have diagnosed with acute back pain," Madrid said in a statement on their website.
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